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2011 Fountain To The Falls Race - Monrovia, CA - Part 1

Like the Monrovia Day Parade, there's no way to convey the scope of the event within Monrovia Canyon Park by posting just one photo. So, we'll continue with the multiple photo posts for a couple more days.

The first two photos are the Men's and Women's winners of the race. I put those first because they earned it and I know that's what everyone wants to see.

The rest of the photos show the setup and final preparations for the race that's about to start.

Simon Cooper of Sierra Madre - winning time of 43:15. Turning around at the waterfall.

Monya Moyer - top women's finisher with a time of 51:53. Approaching the waterfall.

Looking north on Myrtle Ave. from Foothill Blvd. before sunrise.

Final Race Preparations at the Command Center. Monrovia Canyon Park staff and volunteers, Monrovia Fire Department and CERT team members, Monrovia Police Department and Sierra Madre Search and Rescue were all on-site and taking part.

Canyon Park staff, volunteers and Sierra Madre Search and Rescue members heading up the trail to the assigned locations.

Setting up the water station. The rest of the team members continue up the trail.

Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys

March 13, 2017: Since I started Gem City Images way back in 2007, the photos posted here have been (almost) exclusively of Monrovia. All my other photos have been posted to various social media sites like Flickr, Instagram and Facebook.

While that seemed like a good idea, in reality it led to a lack of consistency that was frustrating for me and made it hard to follow along with the latest photos.

So, starting now, Gem City Images will no longer be exclusively Monrovia. If you still want to see Monrovia only, you can always click the "Monrovia" label on the left side but hopefully you'll follow along for the whole experience.

Even though Gem City Images refers to Monrovia, I decided to keep that as the blog name. No matter where I go, The Gem City is where it all started.